Day in Pictures, Jan. 31, 2013

January 31, 2013 |Mike Moffitt

Mark Sullivan/Associated Press

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Speared in the head, a Hawaiian monk seal lies on a beach on Rabbit Island off Waimanalo, Hawaii. Fortunately, the injury was very superficial, and a marine mammal rescue team was able to remove the shaft. Authorities are investigating whether someone intentionally or accidentally impaled the animal.

Mark Sullivan/Associated Press

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Speared in the head, a Hawaiian monk seal lies on a beach on Rabbit Island off Waimanalo, Hawaii. Fortunately, the injury was very superficial, and a marine mammal rescue team was able to remove the shaft. Authorities are investigating whether someone intentionally or accidentally impaled the animal.